J Pathol Transl Med.  2017 May;51(3):329-331. 10.4132/jptm.2016.07.07.

Human Papillomavirus Infection–Associated Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Hard Palate

• Chung AM
• Sun DI
• Jung ES
• Lee YS

• KMID: 2392601
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2016.07.07

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adenoids*
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic*
Humans*
Palate, Hard*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. On cut sections, an ill-defined, whitish gray mass (white circle), measuring 3.9 cm in diameter, involves the maxillary bone.

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  Fig. 2. Microscopic findings of the adenoid cystic carcinoma of the hard palate. (A) Adenoid cystic carcinoma with a cribriform pattern. (B) p16 protein expression is seen in 75% of cells. The ductal cells are positive for CD117 (C), and the myoepithelial cells are positive for p63 (D).

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